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Category Archives: Ground Guides
Ground Guides: Boldon Colliery Welfare and Boldon CA Sports Ground
Separated by the width of a car park entrance gate, Boldon Colliery Welfare and the Boldon CA Sports Ground are the home grounds of the Wearside League’s Boldon CA and Northern League Division One side Jarrow Roofing. Formed in 1892 … Continue reading
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Tagged Boldon CA, Jarrow Roofing, Northern League, Wearside League
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Ground Guide: Willington AFC
Willington AFC have played at Hall Lane since first joining the Northern League in the summer of 1911. The first game at the new ground took place on September 2nd; a few months later 5,000 turned up for a Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Durban, Malcolm Allison, Wearside League, Willington
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Ground Guide: Jarrow FC
Established in 1980, Jarrow FC’s senior team have played in the Wearside League since the 1991-92 season, winning the Sunderland Shipowners’ Cup a decade later. After finishing runners-up behind New Marske in 2007-08, Davy Bell’s side have finished fifth in … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Gateshead Rutherford AFC
Formed as Science and Art FC in 1878 and founder members of the Northumberland FA five years later, Gateshead Rutherford have been in continuous existence ever since. On September 25th 1896 they played the first of two Northumberland Senior Cup … Continue reading
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Tagged Gateshead Rutherford, Northern Football Alliance
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Ground Guide: Forest Hall Juniors
Founded in 1996, Forest Hall Juniors now have twenty-three teams across all age levels, two consecutive Northumberland FA Comunity Club awards and a brand new £1.2 million clubhouse, partly funded by North Tyneside Council and a Football Foundation grant. Promoted … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Annfield Plain
Like a lot of other Wearside League and Northern Alliance grounds, Annfield Plain’s Derwent Park is deceptively easy to find until you’re 100 metres away. South of West Road (via a turning opposite some bungalows, a couple of twists and … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Craik Park, Morpeth Town
Northern League Day fixture: Morpeth Town vs North Shields It’s been a season to forget for Morpeth Town, rock-bottom of Northern League Division Two with just two wins from their thirty-two games so far. Formed in 1894 as a result … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Frenchfield Park, Penrith
Northern League Day fixture: Penrith vs Sunderland RCA Formed in 1894, Penrith originally joined the Northern League in 1947. After spells in the North-West Counties and Northern Premier, and a 1981-82 FA Cup first round victory over Chester City in … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Birtley Sports Ground
Northern League Day fixture: Birtley Town vs Horden CW This is where I spent Non League Day, the inspiration for everything that’s taking place on April 9th. Anyone who has travelled from Newcastle to London on the train has passed … Continue reading
Ground Guide: Millfield, Crook Town.
Northern League Day fixture: Crook Town v Guisborough Town. There used to be a time when over 10,000 fans would squeeze into Millfield for a big Cup game; these days the crowd is closer to 100 fans. But at this … Continue reading
